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Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

In research, Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,929 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,621 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,261 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,837
of 28,054 · #30,644 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#14
of 23
Research works
700
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,929 of 10,521 2.9%117 #8055
Health SciencesDomain #11,621 of 11,982 1.7%62 #19963
Social SciencesField #6,261 of 6,365 2.7%71 #8893

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,055 #8,929
  2. Health Sciences#19,963 #11,621
  3. Social Sciences#8,893 #6,261
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.83× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Ortíz, Luca Cernuzzi and Ignacio Telesca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.

  1. 1 Luis Ortíz Paraguay · #651,273 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Luca Cernuzzi Paraguay · #707,513 worldwide 37 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Ignacio Telesca Paraguay · #868,839 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jesica Plá Paraguay · #887,188 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mirta Mesquita Paraguay · #1,248,860 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Latin America, Public Health, Epidemiology, History, COVID-19 and Communication.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization21▲ 4.5×28 topics
  2. Education20▲ 4.8×26 topics
  3. Epidemiology19▲ 2.1×46 topics
  4. Public Health16▲ 4.8×25 topics
  5. Latin America14▲ 30×11 topics
  6. COVID-1913▲ 4.1×13 topics
  7. History11▲ 6.5×13 topics
  8. Mental Health10▲ 2.9×10 topics
  9. Human Rights10▲ 4.1×13 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.3×14 topics
  11. Communication8▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Colonialism8▲ 7.2×9 topics
  13. Pandemic8▲ 3.2×8 topics
  14. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.1×12 topics
  15. Epistemology7▲ 99×3 topics
  16. Ethics7▲ 6.0×8 topics
  17. Social Justice7▲ 5.0×8 topics
  18. Urban Development7▲ 7.9×2 topics
  19. Social Sciences7▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Gender6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  21. Feminism6▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Pedagogy6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  23. Social Movements6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  24. Neoliberalism6▲ 7.1×5 topics
  25. Digital Marketing6▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Health Promotion6▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Literature6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  28. Psychological Impact5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  29. Healthcare Access5▲ 7.9×6 topics
  30. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 12×2 topics
  31. University Students5▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Distance Learning5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Colonial History5▲ 99×3 topics
  34. Social Rights4▲ 59×2 topics
  35. Indigenous Peoples4▲ 83×4 topics
  36. Psychology4▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Social Responsibility4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Criminal Justice4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Tourism Management4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Indigenous Cultures and History and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology.

Business, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksComparative constitution…4Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 4 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies in Latin America: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsAnthropologyGeneral Psychology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 4 works
  4. 4 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Studies in Latin America Cultural Studies 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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